Mothering mobilities and maternalised landscapes: Towards mum-friendly cities

Wilkinson, C ORCID: 0000-0002-9313-6585, Silverio, SA ORCID: 0000-0001-7177-3471, Dunne, S ORCID: 0000-0002-4483-3149 and Beazley, H (2025) Mothering mobilities and maternalised landscapes: Towards mum-friendly cities. Geography Compass, 19 (12). e70051-e70051. ISSN 1749-8198

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Abstract

This paper argues for the importance of centring mothers in the design and conceptualisation of ‘care-full’ and compassionate cities and communities. Focusing primarily on the experiences of pregnancy and early motherhood - particularly in relation to babies and toddlers - it reviews and unites literature on motherhood on the move and ‘caringscapes’, including caring and care-full cities and compassionate communities. While existing literature on compassionate communities has largely focused on the frail, elderly, and those with disabilities or life-limiting conditions, this paper highlights the need to also address the specific needs of mothers. It emphasises maternal physical, emotional, and mental health as key considerations in designing care-full urban environments. The paper advocates for mobility designs that prioritise mothers - whether they are travelling with or without their young children - within the framework of care-full cities and compassionate communities, aiming to create more mother-friendly cities that possess distinct qualities beyond those of child-friendly cities.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience; 0699 Other Biological Sciences; 1604 Human Geography; Geography; 3709 Physical geography and environmental geoscience; 4406 Human geography
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Civil Engineering and Built Environment Education Psychology (from Sep 2019)
Publisher:	Wiley
Date of acceptance:	7 November 2025
Date of first compliant Open Access:	19 December 2025
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2025 15:59
Last Modified:	19 Dec 2025 10:51
DOI or ID number:	10.1111/gec3.70051
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/27592

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